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Many in Sri Lanka closely tracked their President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent visit to India. The ceremonial red carpet welcome he received from Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his various engagements, and, importantly, the joint statement issued by the two governments, drew much notice in the local media. It was Mr….
“It’s still difficult to conclusively say what really happened with many things, scientifically” | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Many of us want to know how the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated. To do that, right now we need to unravel its evolution from its bat coronavirus ancestor by sequencing the genomes of animals and viruses near the…
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Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson, arrives at a helicopter pad after being extradited from Pennsylvania, in New York. | Photo Credit: Reuters The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was whisked back to New York by helicopter on Thursday (December 19, 2024) to face new federal…
“Witchcraft is certainly one such practice which should be shunned,” the bench said. (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said victimisation of women in the name of witchcraft was a blot on constitutional spirit and censured an order staying the proceedings against man accused of disrobing and abusing women in the name of…
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Chavang Kut, or Kut, is one of the many beautifully celebrated festivals of Manipur Imphal: Two separate police cases have been filed against Manipur Congress leader Lamtinthang Haokip and an X user for allegedly “inciting communities to escalate the conflict” and “promoting feelings of enmity” between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes, among other…
The bill focuses on increasing the revenue of the state government. Nagpur: The Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act 2002 (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was passed by both houses of the legislature on Thursday. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that the state government will make efforts through the GST Council to provide relief to the farmers…
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A panel of senior government doctors examined Dallewal’s health Chandigarh: Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered the 24th day on Thursday, fell down and fainted for 8-10 minutes with doctors describing his condition as critical. The doctors said, “His life is hanging by a thread.” Doctors attending him at the Khanauri border…
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Laos: A stampede at a school fair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has left 35 children dead and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday. “Eight persons have since been arrested for their various involvements” in the incident, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third largest city, Oyo State Police Command…
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CT Ravi was taken into custody by the police while he was staging a protest. (File) Belagavi: In a major development, the police in Karnataka took Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC CT Ravi into custody on Thursday evening from the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here for allegedly making derogatory remarks against a woman minister in the…
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A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a brother of France midfielder Paul Pogba to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case. Mathias Pogba, the elder brother of the ex-Manchester United player, will be able to serve his one-year sentence at home while wearing an…
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